Angela Davis smokes a cigarette as she relaxes in the back yard of a supporter’s house during her trial, San Jose, 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Date
- 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 × 7 15/16 in. (30.5 × 20.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis smoking a cigarette in her right hand. She looks over and past the viewer as a wisp of smoke curls in front of her face. She wears rings on her right ring finger, a dark shirt with horizontal stripes, and a knit sweater. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
- Place depicted
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- pigment prints
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




